Katelyn Polantz is an American journalist based in Washington, D.C. Katelyn Polantz is a CNN senior writer covering justice and crime, with a focus on court actions. ^[1]

Katelyn Polantz graduated from University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor's degree in English literature and communication. ^[1]

Before joining CNN, Polantz reported on the economics of large corporate law firms and DC's community of lawyers for American Lawyer and the National Law Journal. ^[1]

There, she wrote extensively about lobbying, white collar and regulatory legal practices and oversaw data-centric special reports.

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Polantz previously produced live broadcast interviews and online features for the PBS NewsHour, where she contributed to coverage of the 2012 presidential election cycle and of two landmark Supreme Court terms. Earlier in her career, she wrote about farms, schools and local governments in southwestern Virginia for the Roanoke Times. ^[1]